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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 30 August 65 31/03152  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Urbana, Ohio  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | UNIDENTIFIED  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 3 - 4 Seconds  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | South  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Round solid object, bright but not given off light. Like a white ball. Appeared to be coming down in front of a car driven down the highway. Was in front of the ca…

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
13 September 1965

RR #3
Urbana, Ohio

Dear [redacted],

Reference your recent unidentified sighting of 30 August 1965 which you reported to the Sheriff of Champaign County. At present we are unable to identify the object which you and your friends observed. Therefore, we are sending a copy of your report to Dr J Allen Hynek who is the Air Force Consultant on Project Blue Book. Dr Hynek, who is also director of Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, will review your case upon his return from Europe in October.

We wish t…

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
13 September 1965

Urbana, Ohio

Dear Mr. [redacted],

Reference your recent unidentified sighting of 30 August 1965 which you reported to the Sheriff of Champaign County. At present we are unable to identify the object which you and your friends observed. Therefore, we are sending a copy of your report to Dr J Allen Hynek who is the Air Force Consultant on Project Blue Book. Dr Hynek, who is also director of Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, will review your case upon his return from Europe in October.

We wish to …

30 Aug

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
13 September 1965

Urban, Ohio

Dear

Reference your recent unidentified sighting of 30 August 1965 which you reported to the Sheriff of Champaign County. At present we are unable to identify the object which you and your friends observed. Therefore, we are sending a copy of your report to Dr J Allen Hynek who is the Air Force Consultant on Project Blue Book. Dr Hynek, who is also director of Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, will review your case upon his return from Europe in October.

We wish to thank you…

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ROGER D. STILLINGS
SHERIFF OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
URBANA, OHIO
TELEPHONE
OFFICE 653-4644
REG. 653-4645

This is a summary of statements and answers given to Deputy Phil McCullough in regards to an UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT seen on Powell Ave. near the Fair grounds, on August 30th 1965 at approximately 10:30 PM.

Q. What is your name, address, age?
A. [redacted], Urbana. I am 16 years old.

Q. Was there anybody with you when you saw this object?
A. Yes, [redacted], and [redacted] Ave. Urbana.

Q. Where were you when you spotted this object?
A. We were out on that road near the F…

ROGER D. STILLINGS
SHERIFF OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
URBANA, OHIO

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Q. How close were you to this object when you stopped the car?
A. About a city block.

Q. How long did you have this object in view.
A. Not very long I'd say 3 or 4 seconds, it just came down and then went right back up. I stopped the car and opened the door to look at the object a little closer but couldn't see it after it had gone back up, I was really scared.

Q. Did the object appear to revolve?
A. No.

Q. Did the object change color?
A. No.

Q. How fast did the object appear to be going?
A. Sort of fast but not to fast…

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ROGER D. STILLINGS
SHERIFF OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
URBANA, OHIO
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TELEPHONE
OFFICE 653-4644
REG. 653-4645

Q. Directed to ~~[redacted]~~. How long did you have this object in sight?
A. About 30 seconds or maybe a min. it was a long time.

Q. Did you see the object hit the road?
A. No, it was on the way back up when I saw it.

Q. When the object was going south how fast was it going?
A. It wasn't going to fast, I saw it for a good while.

Q. Fast as an airplane?
A. About that fast.

Q. ~~Mike~~; Did the object change directions or seem to move up and down while you were watch…

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ROGER D. STILLINGS
SHERIFF OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
URBANA, OHIO
TELEPHONE
OFFICE 653-4644
RES. 653-4645

Q. What did this object look like to you?
A. It looked more like a disc shaped object to me.

Q. How large did the object appear to you?
A. About half as big as this room.

Q. About 8 feet in diameter?
A. Something like that.

Q. Boys there seems to be some conflict in your stories about the length of time that you had the object in sight, what about this?
A. Well I was driving and after the object had gone up in the air I didn't see it anymore. Yes we turned and went down 54 (north) and…